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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
WHEELOCK.

The donation for Rev. Mr. Christie
amounted to fifty dollars.
Hiram Eastman lost good horse
last week on Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Christie will hold meetings
on Friday evenings till further notice.
Samuel Gray, an aged resident of
this town is under the doctors care.
A delegation from the local Post at
tended the recent dedication of the
new G.. A. r. hall at West Burke.
Frank Nelson. member of the sOph-
Omore class in Bates college, Lewiston,
Me-, is spending his vacation at his
old home here.
AS Mr.. King was coming home a
week ago last Saturday night, he was
run into by the stage and came out
minus wheel and pair of thills.
There will be donation and oyster
supper on the evening of Thursday
the 29th inst, at the town hall in the
village for the benefit of Rev. j. r.
Franklin, pastor of the Free Baptist
church
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
SUTTON.
Arnold r. Taft.

Arnold F. Taft, one of the aged peo-
pie of our little village, passed away
Tuesday afternoon after some more
than years sickness and con-
fnement to the house. Mr.. Taft has
lived in town nearly all of his life il
not all, and has seen great many
changes take place. He has been hon
ored by the town with nearly all the
offices in town having represented the
town twice in the Legislature, been Sc
lectman besides holding other Offices.
He was generally known in the north
ern part of the county and highly re-
spected as a man of integrity and
honor.
Miss Louise Wiley started for Wis
consin Tuesday afternoon of this week
going by the way of Montreal.
The series of meetings held last
week were good the pastor being as
sisted by Rev. G.. j. Wheeler of West
CharlestOwn. They are being CONT H.
ned this week Rev. Mr.. Franklin OF
Sheffield is to assist this week and il
is expected Rev. F. E. Dawson of St
Johnsbury will help next week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
Angry Brewers.

The recent decision of the United
States supreme court, holding that it
is constitutional to establish prohibit
ton without providing compensation
for the property in breweries and di-
stilleries thus rendered valueless, is
already bearing fruit in various ways.
A Judge of the u. S. court issued a
decree the other day declaring a large
brewery at Lawrence, Kansas, a COM
mon nuisance, and directing the Unit
ed States marshal to shut it up and
abate the same. A member of the Chi
cagO and Milwaukee Brewers assOcia-
ton declares the law Outrageous"
says that there will soon not be dol
lar invested i'm breweries in prOhibitO-
~ states, and prophesies no end of
suffering as a natural consequence.
But better evidence than this, even,
of the value of the supreme court de-
cisiOn and the fact that it "hurts" is
found in the orders issued by the Kee-
ley Brewing company of Chicago to
it's brokers to buy no barley that was
grown in prohibition states, especially
in Iowa and Kansas. This is a new
kind of boycott that might work some
mischief to the farmers were it not that
barley is raised more for feed than for
malt. While this action may serve to
lower the price little it is not likely
to prove of great damage. certainly
not if the brewers aie consistent and
refuse to permit their wares to be sold
in prOhibitOry states.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
Sound Sense.

The Middlebury Register, speaking
of the newspaper scheme fathered by
the republican state committee, says ::
1t is an unbusiness-like scheme. We
furnish as good paper as we can
make for the money. If we lower the
price we must lower the quality. But
we do not think the intelligent people
of Addison county want a cheap paper.
They want it edited with some care,
and well printed with good ink on
good paper. These things cost money,
and we put money into them because
they pay fair price for what they get.
And that, we are sure, they are still
willing to do. We might by accept
ance of the committees plan give our
readers at small cost this year city
paper, but we should have to make
our own paper just so much poorer
either this year or the year after for
a newspaper is business enterprise,
and its income must equal its expen-
ditures, or it will go to the wall. Nor
is it sound policy to give something
for nothing one year, and withhold it
the next. If we furnish a city paper
for small price one year, our sub
scribers are entitled to expect it every
year. But that can't be done. We
are not in the gift enterprise business,
and we don't propose to go into it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
VERMONT NEWS.
Death of Col Mead.

Col. John B. Mead of Randolph died
suddenly at his home on Friday morn
ing. He had been in poor health ever
since the New Orleans exposition,
where he contracted malaria, but was
still able to attend to business. Last
spring he went West and remained at
New England City looking after the
affairs of the colony and editing the
Seminal till about November l. His
return was fastened by an accident
that he received there, but he was able
to be around till few hours before he
died. Col. Mead was a native of STRAIT
ham, n. H., where he was born 1881.
He was thus So years old at his death.
He removed to Randolph in his
boyhood, and was farmer in that
town, when, at the age of 30 he enlisted
in the Eighth regiment of Vermont
Volunteers. He went out as second
lieutenant of company G., and rose
through all the intermediate grades to
the cOlOnelcy of the regiment. Mus
tered out of the service June %, 1865.
He was captured at Bayou Des Allie
mands, Louisiana, September A, 1862,
and was in the enemy's hands for
several months. He distinguished
in which he commanded the regiment
and was wounded. Col. Mead repre-
sented the town of Randolph in 1867,
and was state senator for Orange
county in 1878. He was a prominent
agriculturist, and for several years
state superintendent of agriculture. He
was the Vermont commissioner for the
New Orleans International Exposition
of 1885, and New England commits
siOner for the supplementary exhibition
of 1886. He was fluent speaker and
an effective advocate of temperance
and the public schools; an earnest
republican, often prominent in the
party conventions; and an active
member of the Congregational church.
For the last year or two he had been
engaged in an emigration scheme and
Dakota. Col. Mead had large &C
quaintanceship in Vermont and other
states, and will be mOurned by a wide
circle of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. N. Spalding left on
Monday for Hot Springs, Ark.
Alpheus P. Howe, well known cit
izen of Hartford was stricken with ap-
Oplexy Wednesday, the 2Ist, and died
the same night.
The Union church which burned re-
Gently at East Orange is to be rebuilt,
about $500 having been pledged be-
fore the fire was out.
VIM. NJ. Buckley of Ludlow, default
er, pleaded guilty to the charge of
forgery and was sentenced to fine
and seven years in the state prison.
Other charges of crookedness remain
against him.
A valuable cargo of blooded sheep,
shipped November 10 from Western
Vermont to Australia, reached London
i'm good condition November 90, none
dying on the trip, although about one
hundred cattle died OH account of
rough and severe weather.
George w. Jones, who was convicted
in the Rutland county court on Oct.
IL, 1880 of arson, and was sentenced
to the state prison at Windsor for
eight years, was set at liberty Satur-
day, the warden having recommended
reduction of his time in prison of 300
days for good behavior, which was
duly approved by Gov. Ormsbee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
LYNDONVILLE.

Fred Robbie had thumb nearly am
putated by a buzz saw at the r. r.
shops last Monday.
Robert Pettigrew, Jr., has bought
the engine and machinery in the tub
factory and report says that Charlie
Blake and a gang of men will be put
to work manufacturing tubs.
Notwithstanding the storm there was
a goodly number in attendance at the
union temperance meeting last Sunday
evening. The meetings will be con-
tinued monthly as long as the present
interest is shown.
Christmas will be observed at the
different churches as follows: The
MethOdists have a concert and tree at
their chapel on Saturday evening and
the Universalists also have an enter
tainment and tree at their hall on the
same evening. The Congregational
lists have an entertainment and tree in
Music hall on Monday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22

the Methodist minister last Thursday
and everybody reported a good time.
The storm of Sunday would have
given us excellent sleighing; but the
clerk of the weather ordered the snow
"raked and cooked" and consequently
many bare spots are left upon the
knobs and hills.
At present writing it is uncertain
whether creamery company will be
organized here or not. The fact that
so many of our farmers make "gilt
edgen butter initiates against the
scheme, since to such dairymen a
creamery offers no increase in price for
their butter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
McINDOES FALLS.

j. III. Currier, an old and esteemed
citizen of this place, died on Tuesday.
Mr.. Currier was blacksmith by trade
at which he worked in various places.
For number of years he carried on
the farm in Ryegate now owned by
Benz. Manchester. Having sold that
he bought the Bradford place and
moved there where he has since resid-
ed. Mr.. Currier was especially fond
of horticulture, and gave a great deal
of attention to raising grapes in which
he was highly successful. He was a
worthy member of the l. o. G.. T. Mr..
and Mrs. Currier celebrated their 5Oth
wedding anniversary in August last.
Mrs. Currier and four children remain
to mourn his loss. The Immediate
cause of his death was heart disease.
John Gilfillan is quite i'll.
The Guthrie boys are able to be out
of doors but little rs yet.
Prof. Sampson of Lyndon was in
town Saturday last.
Prof. McLachlin and wife of West
boro, Mass, made DIR. Clark short
visit one day this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
EAST HARDWICK.

Miss Lutte Warner is very ill.
HI. Miles is at work i'm the tin shop
at Greensboro Bend.
Rev. Mr.. McGeOrge preached at the
Baptist church last Sunday.
The new rollers appeared this week
for the first time to roll the roads.
The young people expect to play the
drama entitled the "Hidden Hand
January 2 and 5.
Mrs. Henry Warner has gone to st.
JOhnsbury to take care of her sister,
Mrs. Burdick, who is very sick.
The fair held at the hall last Thurs
day and Friday evenings was sue
cess. The proceeds amounted to near
ly 800.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
NORTH DANVILLE.

Mrs. j. w. Bickford is gaining slow
ly.
Rev. M. Atwood exchanges with
Rev.. j. r. Franklin of Sheffield next
Sunday.
B. d. HartshOrn starts for CalifOr-
.nia Saturday and j. N. Craig intends
to go later.
The selectmen have given Asa Ran
dali the job to make two rollers for
the purpose of breaking roads this win
ter.
The North Danville cOrnet band will
give a promenade concert and old
fashioned supper at Sanborn's hall on
Friday eve, Dec. 30.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
Not the Only Man with ''Vieyvs."
BrattLeborO Phenix. Dec. I6.

Mr.. Blaine talked interestingly about
the Presidents message last week, and
his views will in the main have the
approval of the republican party-but
one fails to see just why his opinions
should be spread before the country
to the extent of three able message
any more than should those of Mr.
Morrill,, the father of the tariff, of Mr.
Edmunds, Mr.. Sherman or Mr.. Allison.
The performance has much of the dra.
matte element in it, and is liable to be
interpreted as meaning that Mr.. Blaine
is the only republican American who
has "views," which we do not think is
the case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
Leaving ON the Run.
cTJ

There is great deal of fearful leave
taking going on just now among re-
publican papers. The tariff is the
trouble. Goodbye, joe" says the
editor of the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat to the editor of the Chicago Fri
bune, himself all the while quietly or
ganizing opposition to Blaine. The
time has now come to also say fare
well to the st. Paul Pioneer Press,
Omaha Bee, indianapolis Journal
Providence Journal, Portland Adver-
tiser and dozen minor papers with
republican affiliations. They stand for
a revision of the tariff on the platform
of 1884,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22

1t must be something of pill for
strong Blaine men who are pronounce
ed in their antagonism to this use of to-
bacco to follow their leader when he
declares tobacco a necessity and urges
that the tax be removed from the
weed. 1t illustrates the hold Mr..
Blaine has on his adherents when they
blindly follow him in the endorse
ment of views which they have before
combated all their lives. Politics
makes strange bed fellows.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
SHEFFIELD.

Rev. M. Atwood of No. Danville
will occupy the pulpit of the Free Bap-
fist church in exchange with the pas
tor next Sabbath.
Christmas eve will be observed with
the usual tree decoration, etc. There
is to be a family and neighborhOod
Christmas tree at the residence of Will
lard McNeal and another also with ap-
prOpriate exercises in the Methodist
church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
SOUTH WALDEN.

Will Bradford is cutting lumber for
F. harrington.
School commenced at the "Heights''
last week, G.. It. Eastman, teacher.
There will be Christmas gathering
at the church also. Walden, Saturday
evening.
j. w. ThurstOn, who has been stop
ping at his fathers, Rev. j. Thurston,
for few weeks returned to his
home in Albany last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
RYEGATE.

w. w. Wright and wife are in town
this week.
Rev. Mr.. SprOull lectures Wednes-
day evening on Syria at the r. P.
church.
The meetings of the board of agri-
culture, both at So. Ryegate and at
this place were largely attended and
very interesting. The evening ses-
sion conducted by the ladies was a
grand success, as we think every mem
Der of the board will testify, the r. P
church being literally packed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
Destruction i'm Embrvo.

A correspondent writes as follows
AS II word of warning to fruit growers,
it may be said that immense numbers
of embryo worms nests are now to be
found OH the trees. One person in
Fonda cut II twigs from half a dozen
trees, and each had from one to four
pests, which now are but glossy pro-
tuberances. Now is the time to go
through orchards and cut off such
twigs, which should be burned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22

The fair and festival at Music hall,
Boston, under the auspices of the N
E. Woman Suffrage society and for the
benefit of the cause, is understood to
have yielded handsomely. Mrs. Lucy
Stone, Mrs. LivermOre (president) and
their colleagues prepared program
never surpassed at any bazaar of the
kind. Seven states cO-Operated, Yer
mont among the number.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
CABOT.

Hiram Wells is i'll with brain trOu-
BILE and is considered in a critical con-
ditiOn.
The G.. A. r. will hold campfire
Friday evening. Gen. Stephen Thorn
as is expected to be present, also Capt.
Eldredge of Warren.
Christmas will be observed by APP
prOpriate exercises at the Advent
church in Lower Cabot, Saturday even
ing, and at the town hall on Monday
evening. A chicken pie supper will
be furnished by the ladies of the Con-
gregational church OF Monday even
ing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
WEST CONCORD.

Christmas services will be held at
the Universalist church on Saturday
evening next and at the M. E. church
on Monday evening.
w. Balls little son of about two
years, died with the Group Dec. 81.
He was very promising and bright
little fellow. The parents have the
sympathy of the community.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.

Frank Berry has rented the late j.
Vaughan place and will occupy it
about Jan. l.
Mrs. Truman G.. Brewer left Wednes-
day for Boston to visit her mother for
few weeks.
William Johnson left last Wednes-
day for Pasadena, CAL, where he ex-
poets to make his fortune.
Emma j. Moore was called home
last week on account of sickness of her
mother. She returned Wednesday.
E. j. Stone has gone to Boston to
work for j. d. Batchelder g. Co., pro-
duce dealers. His wife will remain
here for the present.
Charles Cobb and James r. Stevens
have been appointed commissioners on
the late Rev. l.. G. DickinsOn's estate.
Mrs. Dickinson is administrative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
LYNDON CENTRE.

Whitcomb Smith is having a hard
time with quinsy sores.
There will be a Christmas tree at
the church on Saturday evening and a
concert on Sunday evening.
The taxbills for 1887 are now in the
hands of Constable d. S. Winter, and
delinquents are now paying per
cent. extra, in addition to travelling
fees, instead of saving per cent. on
the town tax had they paid it before
Dec. /. About $1,000 was paid to the
treasurer and the amount to be col
lected by the constable is about $1,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
EAST BURKE.

Mrs. Dashney is no better.
Carl AmidOn has taken the slab job
Royal Hunter is failing and not ex-
pected to live many days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Jenkins and A. l..
Finney spent part of last week at
Montpelier.
d. H. Gray has exchanged places
with H. II. Frye of Lyndon. Will
BOwditch has rented the paint-shOl
and Carl AmidOn has bought Gray s
livery teams.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
THE TOWNS AROUND.
RARNET

The Y. P. S. C. E. will give an
entertainment on Friday evening, Dec.
80, in the school house hall. The cos
tunes and supper will be after the
style of We olden times. Come one
come all.
George F. Cushman has been grant
ed patent on boot or shoe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
DANVILLE :,

N. D. McNaughton of Huntington,
Ca, was in town last week.
Dana Badger and father move into
the tenement in Laura Weeks house,
vacated by P. d. Badger.
Free lectures at town hall through
the week by Mrs. L. G. McKinistry
A large attendance Tuesday evening
P. D. Badger is moving to Green's
borO on to the farm he lately traded
for there with Peter Rogers, and ROg-
ers is moving to his farm here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
PEACHAM.

Ned Blanchard is so far improved as
to be riding the sidewalk roller for the
village improvement society.
There will be Christmas festivities
at the Congregational church, the
Methodist society joining in the cele-
bratiOn.
On Wednesday the bell was tolled
for John Watson, aged 81. He died
after many weeks of suffering due to a
fractured hip.
In spite of the storm there was a
good attendance at the donation to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22

An abstract of Senator MOrrilfs inn
migration bill will be found on the sec
Ond page. This must be numbered
among the most important measures
brought before the 50th congress and
it seems to strike at the root of the
matter in that it aims to prevent un-
desirable persons from leaving the old
country and getting fOOthOld here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
Valuable Papers Cheap.
Read What Follows.

We will send the Caledonian and Man.
chester Mirror and Farmer in Caledonia
or Essex Counties one year for s2.15. and
to any post office in the q. s. for $3.50 ;
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
ST. JOHNsBURY EAST.

There will be a Christmas tree at
School house hall Saturday evening
when good time is assured.
The sOciable at the Congregational
church last week was success. Rev.
Mr.. Whitney delivered very inter-
esting address on "Life in MicrOne-
STA, and some SIG was realized from
the oyster supper. A number of shells
from Micronesia were put on sale for
the benefit of the starving poor of Tur-
key and quite sum was realized and
sent to swell the CaledOnian fund.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22

In buying Christmas cards it should
be remembered that the "snow frost
ing" used on some of the cards is put
on by girls and young children, and
that the silver dust settles in their
lungs, sometimes causing death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-22
The CalGdOuian and Good Housekeeping.

Good Housekeeping, published every
tortnight,--the best household magazine
with the Csledonian in Caledonia and Es-
sex Counties, $3.50 year; outside these
counties, So S5.